Tuesday, August 5, 2008

Mama Mia!

Wow, we actually had a great meal tonight! We went with a group to an Italian Ristorante'. This place was FAN-CEE! I almost forgot I was in China. Mike and I got this huge calzone. To top it off, the whole meal was about $20 US/$128 Chinese/Yuan. We were with 4 other families. 3 of them had children from JiangXi Province, which is where Naomi is from. I am learning that certain regions have particular characteristics that are common in the children. JiangXi children are known to have lots of hair and for being tall. They also have a certain shaped eye. I wouldn't have thought there was much truth to that until I saw all the kids from there together tonight. We have been exchanging contact information with all our new friends in hopes of keeping in contact. We have met two families from Michigan and have already started planning a rendevous. We also have found a few families that will be leaving on the same flight we are. It is reassuring to know we won't be the only ones with a baby on the flight. We also exchanged email addresses with our Christian shop owner friend, Judy. Tommorrow we have to stay in the hotel room from 9-11 AM so the consulate can contact us if they have any questions about our petition to adopt. Peter takes all the paperwork there and presents it to them. Naomi is still being a daddy's girl which I am only tolerating because I know I'll get to hog her when we get home and he has to head to work. I'm just the official potty cheerleader right now. She doesn't seem to want to perform for daddy. Must be a modesty thing.

About Me

Well, I'm just getting my feet wet with this blogging stuff so I'm not really sure what all I should put in here. I'm God's favorite kid (but aren't we all), Married to Mike, Mom to Brooke a beautiful, hard working, 23 yr. old theater major at Oakland University & JoJo a rambunctious 6th grader who gives the best hugs. We are in the long (over 2 yrs.) process of adopting from China. I love to get involved in events and activities, especially at the church probably just because I like to boss people around. God has gifted me with a great imagination and uses me as a vehicle for expressing his ideas. I love how God provides me with a sense for the details in these things and that I am able to glorify him with these gifts and talents.